medevac
English
Etymology
Syllabic abbreviation of medical evacuation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛdɪvæk/
Noun
medevac (plural medevacs)
- The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
- A vehicle, typically aircraft, used for emergency transportation of patients to a medical facility.
- Trained personnel who care for patients during emergency transportation to a medical facility.
Verb
medevac (third-person singular simple present medevacs, present participle medevacking or medevacing, simple past and past participle medevacked or medevaced)
- (transitive) To transport (patients) by medevac.
Related terms
References
- “medevac” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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